Nutrient chapter

Vanadium

Vanadium chemistry connects phosphate-sensitive enzymes, ion pumps, redox reactions and metal-binding proteins. Oxidation state, ligand, dose and experimental model determine the response; drug-like effects do not establish a dietary requirement.

62 recorded mechanisms · 4 availability situations · 7 preserved sources. Draft and verified records are labeled separately.

The mechanisms

What the sources say this nutrient does, one relationship at a time. Plain wording comes first; the technical statement follows.

  1. Vanadate competitively inhibited PTP1B with a reported Ki of 0.38 ± 0.02 micromolar.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_access
    Primary abstract
    experimental_model
    Recombinant-enzyme kinetic study; construct species not resolved from accessed primary abstract.
    limitations
    Assay affinity is not a dietary threshold, and PTP1B is not the only phosphatase inhibited.
    nutrient_topic
    Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
    plain_language
    A phosphate-like inhibitor can occupy a phosphatase’s catalytic machinery.
    primary_references
    Mechanism of inhibition of protein-tyrosine phosphatases by vanadate and pervanadate. · 1997 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8995372/ · DOI 10.1074/jbc.272.2.843

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    ## vanadium-ptp-competitive A phosphate-like inhibitor can occupy a phosphatase’s catalytic machinery. Vanadate competitively inhibited PTP1B with a reported Ki of 0.38 ± 0.02 micromolar. Model: Recombinant-enzyme kinetic study; construct species not resolved from accessed primary abstract. Limitations: Assay affinity is not a dietary threshold, and PTP1B is not the only phosphatase inhibited. Evidence access: Primary abstract Mechanism of inhibition of protein-tyrosine phosphatases by vanadate and pervanadate. · 1997 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8995372/ · DOI 10.1074/jbc.272.2.843
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  2. Adding EDTA immediately and completely reversed vanadate inhibition of PTP1B in the assay.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_access
    Primary abstract
    experimental_model
    Enzyme assay with a vanadate-chelating reagent.
    limitations
    Biochemical reversal, not a clinical chelation treatment.
    nutrient_topic
    Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
    plain_language
    Removing available inhibitor restored activity in this preparation.
    primary_references
    Mechanism of inhibition of protein-tyrosine phosphatases by vanadate and pervanadate. · 1997 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8995372/ · DOI 10.1074/jbc.272.2.843

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    ## vanadium-ptp-edta-reversal Removing available inhibitor restored activity in this preparation. Adding EDTA immediately and completely reversed vanadate inhibition of PTP1B in the assay. Model: Enzyme assay with a vanadate-chelating reagent. Limitations: Biochemical reversal, not a clinical chelation treatment. Evidence access: Primary abstract Mechanism of inhibition of protein-tyrosine phosphatases by vanadate and pervanadate. · 1997 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8995372/ · DOI 10.1074/jbc.272.2.843
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  3. Pervanadate irreversibly inhibited PTP1B by oxidation of its catalytic cysteine, supported by mass spectrometry.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_access
    Primary abstract
    experimental_model
    Purified PTP1B kinetic and mass-spectrometric experiments.
    limitations
    Do not assign this irreversible oxidation to all vanadate exposures or dietary vanadium.
    nutrient_topic
    Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
    plain_language
    The peroxide-containing species disables the enzyme through a different mechanism.
    primary_references
    Mechanism of inhibition of protein-tyrosine phosphatases by vanadate and pervanadate. · 1997 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8995372/ · DOI 10.1074/jbc.272.2.843

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    ## vanadium-pervanadate-cysteine The peroxide-containing species disables the enzyme through a different mechanism. Pervanadate irreversibly inhibited PTP1B by oxidation of its catalytic cysteine, supported by mass spectrometry. Model: Purified PTP1B kinetic and mass-spectrometric experiments. Limitations: Do not assign this irreversible oxidation to all vanadate exposures or dietary vanadium. Evidence access: Primary abstract Mechanism of inhibition of protein-tyrosine phosphatases by vanadate and pervanadate. · 1997 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8995372/ · DOI 10.1074/jbc.272.2.843
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  4. Dithiothreitol rapidly converted pervanadate to vanadate under the phosphatase assay conditions.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_access
    Primary abstract
    experimental_model
    Cell-free reducing-agent experiment.
    limitations
    DTT is a laboratory reagent; glutathione cannot automatically be assigned identical kinetics.
    nutrient_topic
    Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
    plain_language
    The reducing environment can change which inhibitor is actually present.
    primary_references
    Mechanism of inhibition of protein-tyrosine phosphatases by vanadate and pervanadate. · 1997 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8995372/ · DOI 10.1074/jbc.272.2.843

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    ## vanadium-dtt-speciation The reducing environment can change which inhibitor is actually present. Dithiothreitol rapidly converted pervanadate to vanadate under the phosphatase assay conditions. Model: Cell-free reducing-agent experiment. Limitations: DTT is a laboratory reagent; glutathione cannot automatically be assigned identical kinetics. Evidence access: Primary abstract Mechanism of inhibition of protein-tyrosine phosphatases by vanadate and pervanadate. · 1997 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8995372/ · DOI 10.1074/jbc.272.2.843
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  5. Catalase blocked the slow time-dependent inactivation seen under some vanadate conditions, supporting an in-situ peroxide/pervanadate contribution.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_access
    Primary abstract
    experimental_model
    PTP1B time-course experiments with catalase.
    limitations
    Catalase rescue supports peroxide involvement; it does not identify every species in living cells.
    nutrient_topic
    Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
    plain_language
    An assay can generate a second inhibitor while it runs.
    primary_references
    Mechanism of inhibition of protein-tyrosine phosphatases by vanadate and pervanadate. · 1997 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8995372/ · DOI 10.1074/jbc.272.2.843

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    ## vanadium-catalase-artifact An assay can generate a second inhibitor while it runs. Catalase blocked the slow time-dependent inactivation seen under some vanadate conditions, supporting an in-situ peroxide/pervanadate contribution. Model: PTP1B time-course experiments with catalase. Limitations: Catalase rescue supports peroxide involvement; it does not identify every species in living cells. Evidence access: Primary abstract Mechanism of inhibition of protein-tyrosine phosphatases by vanadate and pervanadate. · 1997 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8995372/ · DOI 10.1074/jbc.272.2.843
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  6. Vanadate and pervanadate stimulated glucose transport and GLUT movement to the plasma membrane in rat L6 myotubes.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_access
    Primary abstract
    experimental_model
    Rat L6 myotubes; related rat H9c2 experiments used tagged GLUT4.
    limitations
    GLUT isoforms in the L6 result are not all resolved in the accessed abstract.
    nutrient_topic
    Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
    plain_language
    More transporters at the surface can increase glucose entry.
    primary_references
    Tyrosine phosphatase inhibitors, vanadate and pervanadate, stimulate glucose transport and GLUT translocation in muscle cells by a mechanism independent of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and protein kinase C. · 1998 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9792535/ · DOI 10.2337/diabetes.47.11.1676

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    ## vanadium-l6-transport More transporters at the surface can increase glucose entry. Vanadate and pervanadate stimulated glucose transport and GLUT movement to the plasma membrane in rat L6 myotubes. Model: Rat L6 myotubes; related rat H9c2 experiments used tagged GLUT4. Limitations: GLUT isoforms in the L6 result are not all resolved in the accessed abstract. Evidence access: Primary abstract Tyrosine phosphatase inhibitors, vanadate and pervanadate, stimulate glucose transport and GLUT translocation in muscle cells by a mechanism independent of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and protein kinase C. · 1998 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9792535/ · DOI 10.2337/diabetes.47.11.1676
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  7. Wortmannin inhibited measured PI3K signaling but did not block vanadate/pervanadate-stimulated glucose transport; it did block insulin-stimulated transport.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_access
    Primary abstract
    experimental_model
    Rat L6 and H9c2 cell inhibitor experiments.
    limitations
    Pharmacological context-specific result, not universal PI3K independence in every vanadium study.
    nutrient_topic
    Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
    plain_language
    The same transport outcome could be reached despite blocking a usual insulin pathway.
    primary_references
    Tyrosine phosphatase inhibitors, vanadate and pervanadate, stimulate glucose transport and GLUT translocation in muscle cells by a mechanism independent of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and protein kinase C. · 1998 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9792535/ · DOI 10.2337/diabetes.47.11.1676

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    ## vanadium-pi3k-not-required The same transport outcome could be reached despite blocking a usual insulin pathway. Wortmannin inhibited measured PI3K signaling but did not block vanadate/pervanadate-stimulated glucose transport; it did block insulin-stimulated transport. Model: Rat L6 and H9c2 cell inhibitor experiments. Limitations: Pharmacological context-specific result, not universal PI3K independence in every vanadium study. Evidence access: Primary abstract Tyrosine phosphatase inhibitors, vanadate and pervanadate, stimulate glucose transport and GLUT translocation in muscle cells by a mechanism independent of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and protein kinase C. · 1998 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9792535/ · DOI 10.2337/diabetes.47.11.1676
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  8. Vanadate at concentrations that maximally stimulated glucose transport did not significantly increase Akt activity, whereas pervanadate and insulin did.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_access
    Primary abstract
    experimental_model
    Rat muscle-cell kinase assays.
    limitations
    Akt signal is not a surrogate for the complete glucose-transport response.
    nutrient_topic
    Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
    plain_language
    Chemical form changed signaling even when glucose transport increased.
    primary_references
    Tyrosine phosphatase inhibitors, vanadate and pervanadate, stimulate glucose transport and GLUT translocation in muscle cells by a mechanism independent of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and protein kinase C. · 1998 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9792535/ · DOI 10.2337/diabetes.47.11.1676

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    ## vanadium-akt-difference Chemical form changed signaling even when glucose transport increased. Vanadate at concentrations that maximally stimulated glucose transport did not significantly increase Akt activity, whereas pervanadate and insulin did. Model: Rat muscle-cell kinase assays. Limitations: Akt signal is not a surrogate for the complete glucose-transport response. Evidence access: Primary abstract Tyrosine phosphatase inhibitors, vanadate and pervanadate, stimulate glucose transport and GLUT translocation in muscle cells by a mechanism independent of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and protein kinase C. · 1998 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9792535/ · DOI 10.2337/diabetes.47.11.1676
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  9. Cytochalasin D-mediated actin disassembly blocked glucose-transport stimulation by vanadate, pervanadate and insulin.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    availability_state
    machinery_impairment Imported condition classification; unverified.
    evidence_access
    Primary abstract
    experimental_model
    Rat L6 myotube cytoskeleton perturbation.
    limitations
    Experimental machinery loss, not dietary deficiency.
    nutrient_topic
    Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
    plain_language
    The transport response still needed an intact cellular scaffold.
    primary_references
    Tyrosine phosphatase inhibitors, vanadate and pervanadate, stimulate glucose transport and GLUT translocation in muscle cells by a mechanism independent of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and protein kinase C. · 1998 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9792535/ · DOI 10.2337/diabetes.47.11.1676
    trigger_kind
    machinery_impairment Imported condition classification; unverified.

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    ## vanadium-actin-block The transport response still needed an intact cellular scaffold. Cytochalasin D-mediated actin disassembly blocked glucose-transport stimulation by vanadate, pervanadate and insulin. Model: Rat L6 myotube cytoskeleton perturbation. Limitations: Experimental machinery loss, not dietary deficiency. Evidence access: Primary abstract Tyrosine phosphatase inhibitors, vanadate and pervanadate, stimulate glucose transport and GLUT translocation in muscle cells by a mechanism independent of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and protein kinase C. · 1998 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9792535/ · DOI 10.2337/diabetes.47.11.1676
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  10. PKC inhibition or downregulation, alone or combined with wortmannin, failed to block vanadate/pervanadate-stimulated glucose transport.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_access
    Primary abstract
    experimental_model
    Rat L6 inhibitor and prolonged-PMA experiments.
    limitations
    No conclusion about every PKC isoform in other cell types.
    nutrient_topic
    Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
    plain_language
    Blocking another signaling family did not remove the effect in these cells.
    primary_references
    Tyrosine phosphatase inhibitors, vanadate and pervanadate, stimulate glucose transport and GLUT translocation in muscle cells by a mechanism independent of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and protein kinase C. · 1998 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9792535/ · DOI 10.2337/diabetes.47.11.1676

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    ## vanadium-pkc-block-null Blocking another signaling family did not remove the effect in these cells. PKC inhibition or downregulation, alone or combined with wortmannin, failed to block vanadate/pervanadate-stimulated glucose transport. Model: Rat L6 inhibitor and prolonged-PMA experiments. Limitations: No conclusion about every PKC isoform in other cell types. Evidence access: Primary abstract Tyrosine phosphatase inhibitors, vanadate and pervanadate, stimulate glucose transport and GLUT translocation in muscle cells by a mechanism independent of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and protein kinase C. · 1998 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9792535/ · DOI 10.2337/diabetes.47.11.1676
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  11. Ascorbate generated V(IV) from vanadate in phosphate buffer at pH 7.4, but not comparably in water or the tested cacodylate buffer.

    L-Ascorbate → Oxovanadium(IV) / vanadyl source_derived_draftungraded
    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_access
    Primary abstract
    experimental_model
    ESR and spin-trapping chemistry; cell-free solutions.
    limitations
    Buffer-dependent chemistry does not establish a human depletion rate or clinical interaction.
    nutrient_topic
    Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
    plain_language
    Vitamin C and phosphate together changed vanadium’s oxidation state in this assay.
    primary_references
    One-electron reduction of vanadate by ascorbate and related free radical generation at physiological pH. · 1994 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8051539/ · DOI 10.1016/0162-0134(94)85032-1

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    ## vanadium-ascorbate-reduction Vitamin C and phosphate together changed vanadium’s oxidation state in this assay. Ascorbate generated V(IV) from vanadate in phosphate buffer at pH 7.4, but not comparably in water or the tested cacodylate buffer. Model: ESR and spin-trapping chemistry; cell-free solutions. Limitations: Buffer-dependent chemistry does not establish a human depletion rate or clinical interaction. Evidence access: Primary abstract One-electron reduction of vanadate by ascorbate and related free radical generation at physiological pH. · 1994 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8051539/ · DOI 10.1016/0162-0134(94)85032-1
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  12. In phosphate/ascorbate mixtures with peroxide, reduced vanadium supported hydroxyl-radical generation; omitting phosphate sharply reduced the yield.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_access
    Primary abstract
    experimental_model
    Cell-free ESR spin trapping.
    limitations
    Chemical mechanism under specified reagents; not proof that vitamin C supplementation causes this injury in people.
    nutrient_topic
    Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
    plain_language
    A reductant can enable pro-oxidant chemistry when peroxide is also present.
    primary_references
    One-electron reduction of vanadate by ascorbate and related free radical generation at physiological pH. · 1994 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8051539/ · DOI 10.1016/0162-0134(94)85032-1

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    ## vanadium-peroxide-radicals A reductant can enable pro-oxidant chemistry when peroxide is also present. In phosphate/ascorbate mixtures with peroxide, reduced vanadium supported hydroxyl-radical generation; omitting phosphate sharply reduced the yield. Model: Cell-free ESR spin trapping. Limitations: Chemical mechanism under specified reagents; not proof that vitamin C supplementation causes this injury in people. Evidence access: Primary abstract One-electron reduction of vanadate by ascorbate and related free radical generation at physiological pH. · 1994 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8051539/ · DOI 10.1016/0162-0134(94)85032-1
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  13. V(IV) generated by ascorbate/vanadate chemistry produced hydroperoxide-derived radicals from cumene hydroperoxide.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_access
    Primary abstract
    experimental_model
    Cell-free model-hydroperoxide assay.
    limitations
    Cumene hydroperoxide is a model reagent, not direct measurement of membrane injury in humans.
    nutrient_topic
    Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
    plain_language
    The same redox system can also react with a model lipid peroxide.
    primary_references
    One-electron reduction of vanadate by ascorbate and related free radical generation at physiological pH. · 1994 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8051539/ · DOI 10.1016/0162-0134(94)85032-1

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    ## vanadium-lipid-peroxide-radicals The same redox system can also react with a model lipid peroxide. V(IV) generated by ascorbate/vanadate chemistry produced hydroperoxide-derived radicals from cumene hydroperoxide. Model: Cell-free model-hydroperoxide assay. Limitations: Cumene hydroperoxide is a model reagent, not direct measurement of membrane injury in humans. Evidence access: Primary abstract One-electron reduction of vanadate by ascorbate and related free radical generation at physiological pH. · 1994 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8051539/ · DOI 10.1016/0162-0134(94)85032-1
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  14. A vanadate/ascorbate/phosphate system oxidized NADH, with similar results for NADPH, through a proposed superoxide-initiated chain reaction.

    Vanadate(V), protonation/speciation dependent → NADH source_derived_draftungraded
    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_access
    Primary abstract
    experimental_model
    Cell-free NADH/NADPH oxidation experiments.
    limitations
    Not evidence of a measured whole-body NAD shortage.
    nutrient_topic
    Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
    plain_language
    Reducing equivalents can be consumed by a metal-dependent reaction.
    primary_references
    Vanadate-mediated oxidation of NADH: description of an in vitro system requiring ascorbate and phosphate. · 1989 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2735768/ · DOI 10.1016/0003-9861(89)90196-3

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    ## vanadium-nadh-oxidation Reducing equivalents can be consumed by a metal-dependent reaction. A vanadate/ascorbate/phosphate system oxidized NADH, with similar results for NADPH, through a proposed superoxide-initiated chain reaction. Model: Cell-free NADH/NADPH oxidation experiments. Limitations: Not evidence of a measured whole-body NAD shortage. Evidence access: Primary abstract Vanadate-mediated oxidation of NADH: description of an in vitro system requiring ascorbate and phosphate. · 1989 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2735768/ · DOI 10.1016/0003-9861(89)90196-3
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  15. Superoxide dismutase inhibited NADH oxidation in the vanadate/ascorbate/phosphate system, whereas catalase and ethanol did not.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_access
    Primary abstract
    experimental_model
    Cell-free scavenger comparison.
    limitations
    Does not imply catalase is irrelevant to all vanadium toxicity.
    nutrient_topic
    Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
    plain_language
    The scavenger comparison points to a superoxide-dependent step in this particular reaction.
    primary_references
    Vanadate-mediated oxidation of NADH: description of an in vitro system requiring ascorbate and phosphate. · 1989 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2735768/ · DOI 10.1016/0003-9861(89)90196-3

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    ## vanadium-sod-redox-rescue The scavenger comparison points to a superoxide-dependent step in this particular reaction. Superoxide dismutase inhibited NADH oxidation in the vanadate/ascorbate/phosphate system, whereas catalase and ethanol did not. Model: Cell-free scavenger comparison. Limitations: Does not imply catalase is irrelevant to all vanadium toxicity. Evidence access: Primary abstract Vanadate-mediated oxidation of NADH: description of an in vitro system requiring ascorbate and phosphate. · 1989 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2735768/ · DOI 10.1016/0003-9861(89)90196-3
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  16. Ascorbate initiated NADH oxidation at lower concentrations but inhibited it at higher concentrations in the same chemical system.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_access
    Primary abstract
    experimental_model
    Cell-free concentration-response experiments.
    limitations
    Not an established supplement dose-response in humans.
    nutrient_topic
    Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
    plain_language
    The direction of an antioxidant’s effect can depend on concentration.
    primary_references
    Vanadate-mediated oxidation of NADH: description of an in vitro system requiring ascorbate and phosphate. · 1989 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2735768/ · DOI 10.1016/0003-9861(89)90196-3

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    ## vanadium-ascorbate-concentration The direction of an antioxidant’s effect can depend on concentration. Ascorbate initiated NADH oxidation at lower concentrations but inhibited it at higher concentrations in the same chemical system. Model: Cell-free concentration-response experiments. Limitations: Not an established supplement dose-response in humans. Evidence access: Primary abstract Vanadate-mediated oxidation of NADH: description of an in vitro system requiring ascorbate and phosphate. · 1989 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2735768/ · DOI 10.1016/0003-9861(89)90196-3
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  17. Glutathione and catalase reversed vanadate sensitivity in the susceptible cell line studied.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_access
    Primary abstract
    experimental_model
    Two cell lines with different susceptibilities; identities not provided in accessed abstract.
    limitations
    The proposed intracellular peroxovanadium sequence was not established as a universal mechanism.
    nutrient_topic
    Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
    plain_language
    Available reducing or peroxide-removing capacity changed the toxicity response.
    primary_references
    Mechanisms of vanadate-induced cellular toxicity: role of cellular glutathione and NADPH. · 2002 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12234491/ · DOI 10.1016/s0003-9861(02)00408-3

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    ## vanadium-gsh-cell-rescue Available reducing or peroxide-removing capacity changed the toxicity response. Glutathione and catalase reversed vanadate sensitivity in the susceptible cell line studied. Model: Two cell lines with different susceptibilities; identities not provided in accessed abstract. Limitations: The proposed intracellular peroxovanadium sequence was not established as a universal mechanism. Evidence access: Primary abstract Mechanisms of vanadate-induced cellular toxicity: role of cellular glutathione and NADPH. · 2002 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12234491/ · DOI 10.1016/s0003-9861(02)00408-3
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  18. NADPH sensitized vanadate-resistant cells and increased phosphotyrosine signals and Ras expression in the reported experiment.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_access
    Primary abstract
    experimental_model
    Cell-line NADPH intervention.
    limitations
    Changes support redox-dependent signaling but do not directly demonstrate each proposed vanadium intermediate.
    nutrient_topic
    Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
    plain_language
    More reducing power did not necessarily protect against this metal exposure.
    primary_references
    Mechanisms of vanadate-induced cellular toxicity: role of cellular glutathione and NADPH. · 2002 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12234491/ · DOI 10.1016/s0003-9861(02)00408-3

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    ## vanadium-nadph-sensitization More reducing power did not necessarily protect against this metal exposure. NADPH sensitized vanadate-resistant cells and increased phosphotyrosine signals and Ras expression in the reported experiment. Model: Cell-line NADPH intervention. Limitations: Changes support redox-dependent signaling but do not directly demonstrate each proposed vanadium intermediate. Evidence access: Primary abstract Mechanisms of vanadate-induced cellular toxicity: role of cellular glutathione and NADPH. · 2002 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12234491/ · DOI 10.1016/s0003-9861(02)00408-3
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  19. Vanadate exposure depleted intracellular nonprotein sulfhydryls while increasing extracellular glutathione in human erythrocytes.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_access
    Primary abstract
    experimental_model
    Isolated human erythrocytes; millimolar vanadate exposures up to four hours.
    limitations
    High ex-vivo concentrations; nonprotein sulfhydryl assays are not exclusively glutathione measurements.
    nutrient_topic
    Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
    plain_language
    Loss of an intracellular thiol pool can include export rather than only oxidation.
    primary_references
    Efflux of glutathione and glutathione complexes from human erythrocytes in response to vanadate. · 2013 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22824382/ · DOI 10.1016/j.bcmd.2012.07.001

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    ## vanadium-erythrocyte-gsh Loss of an intracellular thiol pool can include export rather than only oxidation. Vanadate exposure depleted intracellular nonprotein sulfhydryls while increasing extracellular glutathione in human erythrocytes. Model: Isolated human erythrocytes; millimolar vanadate exposures up to four hours. Limitations: High ex-vivo concentrations; nonprotein sulfhydryl assays are not exclusively glutathione measurements. Evidence access: Primary abstract Efflux of glutathione and glutathione complexes from human erythrocytes in response to vanadate. · 2013 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22824382/ · DOI 10.1016/j.bcmd.2012.07.001
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  20. DIDS inhibited the intracellular thiol decrease and extracellular increase during vanadate exposure, supporting an anion-transport-dependent step.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    availability_state
    machinery_impairment Imported condition classification; unverified.
    evidence_access
    Primary abstract
    experimental_model
    Human erythrocytes; DIDS pharmacological intervention.
    limitations
    DIDS is an inhibitor, not itself an exchanger; pharmacology does not establish a unique SLC4A1 transport substrate or route.
    nutrient_topic
    Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
    plain_language
    Membrane transport can gate the redox response.
    primary_references
    Efflux of glutathione and glutathione complexes from human erythrocytes in response to vanadate. · 2013 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22824382/ · DOI 10.1016/j.bcmd.2012.07.001
    trigger_kind
    machinery_impairment Imported condition classification; unverified.

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    ## vanadium-anion-exchanger-block Membrane transport can gate the redox response. DIDS inhibited the intracellular thiol decrease and extracellular increase during vanadate exposure, supporting an anion-transport-dependent step. Model: Human erythrocytes; DIDS pharmacological intervention. Limitations: DIDS is an inhibitor, not itself an exchanger; pharmacology does not establish a unique SLC4A1 transport substrate or route. Evidence access: Primary abstract Efflux of glutathione and glutathione complexes from human erythrocytes in response to vanadate. · 2013 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22824382/ · DOI 10.1016/j.bcmd.2012.07.001
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  21. MK571 reduced glutathione efflux during erythrocyte vanadate exposure, suggesting involvement of an MRP-family exporter.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    availability_state
    machinery_impairment Imported condition classification; unverified.
    evidence_access
    Primary abstract
    experimental_model
    Human erythrocyte inhibitor experiment.
    limitations
    The accessed study does not identify a specific ABCC isoform; no invented transporter assignment.
    nutrient_topic
    Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
    plain_language
    An exporter can contribute to loss of cellular glutathione.
    primary_references
    Efflux of glutathione and glutathione complexes from human erythrocytes in response to vanadate. · 2013 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22824382/ · DOI 10.1016/j.bcmd.2012.07.001
    trigger_kind
    machinery_impairment Imported condition classification; unverified.

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    ## vanadium-mrp-efflux-block An exporter can contribute to loss of cellular glutathione. MK571 reduced glutathione efflux during erythrocyte vanadate exposure, suggesting involvement of an MRP-family exporter. Model: Human erythrocyte inhibitor experiment. Limitations: The accessed study does not identify a specific ABCC isoform; no invented transporter assignment. Evidence access: Primary abstract Efflux of glutathione and glutathione complexes from human erythrocytes in response to vanadate. · 2013 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22824382/ · DOI 10.1016/j.bcmd.2012.07.001
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  22. DMSA treatment of erythrocyte supernatants increased measured glutathione, consistent with release from metal-associated forms.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_access
    Primary abstract
    experimental_model
    Ex-vivo supernatant treatment.
    limitations
    This supports but does not structurally identify every GSH–vanadium complex; not clinical chelation guidance.
    nutrient_topic
    Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
    plain_language
    An assay can detect additional glutathione after a complex is disrupted.
    primary_references
    Efflux of glutathione and glutathione complexes from human erythrocytes in response to vanadate. · 2013 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22824382/ · DOI 10.1016/j.bcmd.2012.07.001

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    ## vanadium-gsh-complex-recovery An assay can detect additional glutathione after a complex is disrupted. DMSA treatment of erythrocyte supernatants increased measured glutathione, consistent with release from metal-associated forms. Model: Ex-vivo supernatant treatment. Limitations: This supports but does not structurally identify every GSH–vanadium complex; not clinical chelation guidance. Evidence access: Primary abstract Efflux of glutathione and glutathione complexes from human erythrocytes in response to vanadate. · 2013 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22824382/ · DOI 10.1016/j.bcmd.2012.07.001
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  23. V(V) and V(IV) bound vacant transferrin iron-binding sites in culture medium even with a 20-fold molar excess of albumin, without displacing already-bound Fe(III) under those conditions.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_access
    Primary abstract
    experimental_model
    Human transferrin binding experiments under normoxic conditions.
    limitations
    Does not establish systemic iron deficiency or competition magnitude at dietary exposures.
    nutrient_topic
    Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
    plain_language
    Vanadium can occupy available metal-binding sites without stripping out all bound iron.
    primary_references
    Vanadium(V/IV)-Transferrin Binding Disrupts the Transferrin Cycle and Reduces Vanadium Uptake and Antiproliferative Activity in Human Lung Cancer Cells. · 2020 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32578416/ · DOI 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c00926

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    ## vanadium-tf-binding Vanadium can occupy available metal-binding sites without stripping out all bound iron. V(V) and V(IV) bound vacant transferrin iron-binding sites in culture medium even with a 20-fold molar excess of albumin, without displacing already-bound Fe(III) under those conditions. Model: Human transferrin binding experiments under normoxic conditions. Limitations: Does not establish systemic iron deficiency or competition magnitude at dietary exposures. Evidence access: Primary abstract Vanadium(V/IV)-Transferrin Binding Disrupts the Transferrin Cycle and Reduces Vanadium Uptake and Antiproliferative Activity in Human Lung Cancer Cells. · 2020 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32578416/ · DOI 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c00926
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  24. Transferrin binding reduced vanadium uptake and antiproliferative activity in human A549 cells.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_access
    Primary abstract
    experimental_model
    Human lung-cancer cell uptake and proliferation assays.
    limitations
    Does not establish every tissue’s uptake route or clinical efficacy.
    nutrient_topic
    Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
    plain_language
    Binding to a carrier protein can reduce delivery rather than improve it.
    primary_references
    Vanadium(V/IV)-Transferrin Binding Disrupts the Transferrin Cycle and Reduces Vanadium Uptake and Antiproliferative Activity in Human Lung Cancer Cells. · 2020 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32578416/ · DOI 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c00926

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    ## vanadium-tf-uptake-reduction Binding to a carrier protein can reduce delivery rather than improve it. Transferrin binding reduced vanadium uptake and antiproliferative activity in human A549 cells. Model: Human lung-cancer cell uptake and proliferation assays. Limitations: Does not establish every tissue’s uptake route or clinical efficacy. Evidence access: Primary abstract Vanadium(V/IV)-Transferrin Binding Disrupts the Transferrin Cycle and Reduces Vanadium Uptake and Antiproliferative Activity in Human Lung Cancer Cells. · 2020 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32578416/ · DOI 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c00926
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  25. Vanadium binding did not increase transferrin affinity for TfR1 at pH 7.4, but disrupted conformational changes at pH 5.6 with citrate in the transferrin-cycle model.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_access
    Primary abstract
    experimental_model
    Biolayer interferometry and electrophoretic model of the human transferrin cycle.
    limitations
    Return of undissociated V–transferrin to the surface is the authors’ proposed explanation, not directly imaged trafficking.
    nutrient_topic
    Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
    plain_language
    Receptor recognition and release during endosomal processing are different steps.
    primary_references
    Vanadium(V/IV)-Transferrin Binding Disrupts the Transferrin Cycle and Reduces Vanadium Uptake and Antiproliferative Activity in Human Lung Cancer Cells. · 2020 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32578416/ · DOI 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c00926

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    ## vanadium-tf-cycle Receptor recognition and release during endosomal processing are different steps. Vanadium binding did not increase transferrin affinity for TfR1 at pH 7.4, but disrupted conformational changes at pH 5.6 with citrate in the transferrin-cycle model. Model: Biolayer interferometry and electrophoretic model of the human transferrin cycle. Limitations: Return of undissociated V–transferrin to the surface is the authors’ proposed explanation, not directly imaged trafficking. Evidence access: Primary abstract Vanadium(V/IV)-Transferrin Binding Disrupts the Transferrin Cycle and Reduces Vanadium Uptake and Antiproliferative Activity in Human Lung Cancer Cells. · 2020 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32578416/ · DOI 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c00926
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  26. Crystals of C-lobe-ferric human transferrin exposed to vanadyl acetylacetonate contained a two-vanadium(V) unit linked to Tyr188 rather than intact V(IV) acetylacetonate.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_access
    Primary full text
    experimental_model
    Human protein crystallography; 5 mM compound and crystallization conditions.
    limitations
    Reaction/crystal structure does not demonstrate the same species dominates human blood.
    nutrient_topic
    Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
    plain_language
    The species bound to a protein can differ from the compound originally added.
    primary_references
    First crystal structure of an adduct formed upon reaction of a vanadium compound with human serum transferrin. · 2026 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41545537/ · DOI 10.1038/s42004-026-01891-1

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    ## vanadium-tf-crystal-transformation The species bound to a protein can differ from the compound originally added. Crystals of C-lobe-ferric human transferrin exposed to vanadyl acetylacetonate contained a two-vanadium(V) unit linked to Tyr188 rather than intact V(IV) acetylacetonate. Model: Human protein crystallography; 5 mM compound and crystallization conditions. Limitations: Reaction/crystal structure does not demonstrate the same species dominates human blood. Evidence access: Primary full text First crystal structure of an adduct formed upon reaction of a vanadium compound with human serum transferrin. · 2026 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41545537/ · DOI 10.1038/s42004-026-01891-1
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  27. The vanadium adduct retained an open N-lobe and closed iron-containing C-lobe with little overall structural change.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_access
    Primary full text
    experimental_model
    Human transferrin crystal comparison.
    limitations
    Compatibility with receptor recognition is a structural interpretation, not a completed cellular uptake cycle; not a contradiction of the A549 transport study.
    nutrient_topic
    Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
    plain_language
    A binding structure alone does not demonstrate successful cellular delivery.
    primary_references
    First crystal structure of an adduct formed upon reaction of a vanadium compound with human serum transferrin. · 2026 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41545537/ · DOI 10.1038/s42004-026-01891-1

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    ## vanadium-tf-open-lobe A binding structure alone does not demonstrate successful cellular delivery. The vanadium adduct retained an open N-lobe and closed iron-containing C-lobe with little overall structural change. Model: Human transferrin crystal comparison. Limitations: Compatibility with receptor recognition is a structural interpretation, not a completed cellular uptake cycle; not a contradiction of the A549 transport study. Evidence access: Primary full text First crystal structure of an adduct formed upon reaction of a vanadium compound with human serum transferrin. · 2026 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41545537/ · DOI 10.1038/s42004-026-01891-1
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  28. Replacing 3 mM MgCl2 with MnCl2 lowered vanadate-binding Kd from 96 to 12 nM in the dog-kidney Na/K-ATPase preparation without changing binding capacity.

    Mn2+ → Dog kidney sodium/potassium ATPase preparation source_derived_draftungraded
    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_access
    Primary abstract
    experimental_model
    Dog kidney particulate-enzyme radiovanadate binding assay.
    limitations
    Assay concentrations and enzyme state matter; not a manganese supplementation interaction in humans.
    nutrient_topic
    Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
    plain_language
    The supporting divalent ion changed inhibitor affinity.
    primary_references
    Vanadate binding to the (Na + K)-ATPase. · 1981 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6277881/ · DOI 10.1007/BF00743200

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    ## vanadium-pump-mg-mn The supporting divalent ion changed inhibitor affinity. Replacing 3 mM MgCl2 with MnCl2 lowered vanadate-binding Kd from 96 to 12 nM in the dog-kidney Na/K-ATPase preparation without changing binding capacity. Model: Dog kidney particulate-enzyme radiovanadate binding assay. Limitations: Assay concentrations and enzyme state matter; not a manganese supplementation interaction in humans. Evidence access: Primary abstract Vanadate binding to the (Na + K)-ATPase. · 1981 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6277881/ · DOI 10.1007/BF00743200
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  29. In magnesium-containing medium, potassium increased vanadate binding and lowered its Kd to about 11 nM without changing maximum binding.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_access
    Primary abstract
    experimental_model
    Dog kidney Na/K-ATPase binding experiments.
    limitations
    Effect was not appreciable under the manganese condition; not evidence that dietary potassium necessarily increases toxicity.
    nutrient_topic
    Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
    plain_language
    Potassium can shift the pump toward an inhibitor-sensitive state.
    primary_references
    Vanadate binding to the (Na + K)-ATPase. · 1981 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6277881/ · DOI 10.1007/BF00743200

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    ## vanadium-pump-potassium Potassium can shift the pump toward an inhibitor-sensitive state. In magnesium-containing medium, potassium increased vanadate binding and lowered its Kd to about 11 nM without changing maximum binding. Model: Dog kidney Na/K-ATPase binding experiments. Limitations: Effect was not appreciable under the manganese condition; not evidence that dietary potassium necessarily increases toxicity. Evidence access: Primary abstract Vanadate binding to the (Na + K)-ATPase. · 1981 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6277881/ · DOI 10.1007/BF00743200
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  30. Sodium decreased vanadate binding in magnesium-containing medium, whereas sodium and potassium had little effect in the manganese condition.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_access
    Primary abstract
    experimental_model
    Dog kidney enzyme binding assay.
    limitations
    No human dietary sodium recommendation follows.
    nutrient_topic
    Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
    plain_language
    The ionic environment changes how vanadate interacts with the pump.
    primary_references
    Vanadate binding to the (Na + K)-ATPase. · 1981 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6277881/ · DOI 10.1007/BF00743200

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    ## vanadium-pump-sodium The ionic environment changes how vanadate interacts with the pump. Sodium decreased vanadate binding in magnesium-containing medium, whereas sodium and potassium had little effect in the manganese condition. Model: Dog kidney enzyme binding assay. Limitations: No human dietary sodium recommendation follows. Evidence access: Primary abstract Vanadate binding to the (Na + K)-ATPase. · 1981 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6277881/ · DOI 10.1007/BF00743200
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  31. Vanadate occupied the catalytic site of calcium-free SERCA as planar VO3 with water and magnesium in a dephosphorylation-transition-like conformation.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_access
    Primary abstract and RCSB PDB 5A3Q author deposition
    experimental_model
    Rabbit SERCA structure, deposition 5A3Q; primary abstract plus author-deposited structure identity.
    limitations
    Structure used nucleotide analogues and thapsigargin; not a measured human intracellular calcium effect.
    nutrient_topic
    Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
    plain_language
    A phosphate analogue can trap a calcium pump in a catalytic state.
    primary_references
    Crystal Structure of the Vanadate-Inhibited Ca(2+)-ATPase. · 2016 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27050689/ · DOI 10.1016/j.str.2016.02.018

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    ## vanadium-serca-transition A phosphate analogue can trap a calcium pump in a catalytic state. Vanadate occupied the catalytic site of calcium-free SERCA as planar VO3 with water and magnesium in a dephosphorylation-transition-like conformation. Model: Rabbit SERCA structure, deposition 5A3Q; primary abstract plus author-deposited structure identity. Limitations: Structure used nucleotide analogues and thapsigargin; not a measured human intracellular calcium effect. Evidence access: Primary abstract and RCSB PDB 5A3Q author deposition Crystal Structure of the Vanadate-Inhibited Ca(2+)-ATPase. · 2016 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27050689/ · DOI 10.1016/j.str.2016.02.018
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  32. Vanadate crystallization of rat-liver F1 ATP synthase captured an ADP–vanadate–Mg transition-like state with remodeling of the catalytic P-loop region.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_access
    Primary abstract
    experimental_model
    Rat liver F1 crystallography.
    limitations
    A captured structure is not proof that a given oral dose suppresses mitochondrial ATP production.
    nutrient_topic
    Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
    plain_language
    Another ATP-handling enzyme can bind the phosphate analogue.
    primary_references
    Mitochondrial ATP synthase. Crystal structure of the catalytic F1 unit in a vanadate-induced transition-like state and implications for mechanism. · 2006 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16531409/ · DOI 10.1074/jbc.M513369200

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    ## vanadium-f1-transition Another ATP-handling enzyme can bind the phosphate analogue. Vanadate crystallization of rat-liver F1 ATP synthase captured an ADP–vanadate–Mg transition-like state with remodeling of the catalytic P-loop region. Model: Rat liver F1 crystallography. Limitations: A captured structure is not proof that a given oral dose suppresses mitochondrial ATP production. Evidence access: Primary abstract Mitochondrial ATP synthase. Crystal structure of the catalytic F1 unit in a vanadate-induced transition-like state and implications for mechanism. · 2006 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16531409/ · DOI 10.1074/jbc.M513369200
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  33. In the vanadate-inhibited human ARSB structure, vanadate replaced sulfate at the active site and was covalently linked to the modified catalytic residue.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_access
    Primary abstract
    experimental_model
    Human lysosomal sulfatase crystallography.
    limitations
    Structural inhibition is not evidence that oral vanadium causes mucopolysaccharidosis.
    nutrient_topic
    Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
    plain_language
    Vanadium’s targets extend beyond insulin signaling and ATPases.
    primary_references
    Structure of a human lysosomal sulfatase. · 1997 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9032078/ · DOI 10.1016/s0969-2126(97)00185-8

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    ## vanadium-sulfatase-binding Vanadium’s targets extend beyond insulin signaling and ATPases. In the vanadate-inhibited human ARSB structure, vanadate replaced sulfate at the active site and was covalently linked to the modified catalytic residue. Model: Human lysosomal sulfatase crystallography. Limitations: Structural inhibition is not evidence that oral vanadium causes mucopolysaccharidosis. Evidence access: Primary abstract Structure of a human lysosomal sulfatase. · 1997 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9032078/ · DOI 10.1016/s0969-2126(97)00185-8
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  34. Human ARSB crystallography identified calcium coordinated in the sulfate-containing catalytic site and an essential modified Cys91 residue.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_access
    Primary abstract
    experimental_model
    Human lysosomal sulfatase structure.
    limitations
    Does not show calcium supplementation reverses vanadate inhibition.
    nutrient_topic
    Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
    plain_language
    Calcium and enzyme maturation define the machinery that the inhibitor encounters.
    primary_references
    Structure of a human lysosomal sulfatase. · 1997 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9032078/ · DOI 10.1016/s0969-2126(97)00185-8

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    ## vanadium-sulfatase-calcium Calcium and enzyme maturation define the machinery that the inhibitor encounters. Human ARSB crystallography identified calcium coordinated in the sulfate-containing catalytic site and an essential modified Cys91 residue. Model: Human lysosomal sulfatase structure. Limitations: Does not show calcium supplementation reverses vanadate inhibition. Evidence access: Primary abstract Structure of a human lysosomal sulfatase. · 1997 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9032078/ · DOI 10.1016/s0969-2126(97)00185-8
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  35. Decavanadate and mixed metavanadate solutions depolarized mitochondria in neonatal rat cardiomyocytes within six hours; half-maximal depolarization occurred near 6.5 micromolar total vanadium.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_access
    Primary abstract
    experimental_model
    Neonatal rat cardiomyocytes; fluorescent membrane-potential probes.
    limitations
    Total vanadium differs from decamer concentration: 6.5 micromolar total V equals 0.65 micromolar V10. No human threshold is established.
    nutrient_topic
    Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
    plain_language
    Mitochondrial electrical failure preceded later cell death.
    primary_references
    Vanadate induces necrotic death in neonatal rat cardiomyocytes through mitochondrial membrane depolarization. · 2008 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18251508/ · DOI 10.1021/tx700204r

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    ## vanadium-cardiac-depolarization Mitochondrial electrical failure preceded later cell death. Decavanadate and mixed metavanadate solutions depolarized mitochondria in neonatal rat cardiomyocytes within six hours; half-maximal depolarization occurred near 6.5 micromolar total vanadium. Model: Neonatal rat cardiomyocytes; fluorescent membrane-potential probes. Limitations: Total vanadium differs from decamer concentration: 6.5 micromolar total V equals 0.65 micromolar V10. No human threshold is established. Evidence access: Primary abstract Vanadate induces necrotic death in neonatal rat cardiomyocytes through mitochondrial membrane depolarization. · 2008 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18251508/ · DOI 10.1021/tx700204r
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  36. After 24 hours, both solutions caused necrotic cell death without significant caspase-3 activation; approximately 10 micromolar total V produced 50% viability loss.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_access
    Primary abstract
    experimental_model
    Neonatal rat ventricular cells; MTT and propidium iodide assays.
    limitations
    No clinical cardiac-risk estimate can be derived from the culture concentration.
    nutrient_topic
    Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
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    The injury phenotype was necrotic in this experiment.
    primary_references
    Vanadate induces necrotic death in neonatal rat cardiomyocytes through mitochondrial membrane depolarization. · 2008 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18251508/ · DOI 10.1021/tx700204r

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    ## vanadium-cardiac-necrosis The injury phenotype was necrotic in this experiment. After 24 hours, both solutions caused necrotic cell death without significant caspase-3 activation; approximately 10 micromolar total V produced 50% viability loss. Model: Neonatal rat ventricular cells; MTT and propidium iodide assays. Limitations: No clinical cardiac-risk estimate can be derived from the culture concentration. Evidence access: Primary abstract Vanadate induces necrotic death in neonatal rat cardiomyocytes through mitochondrial membrane depolarization. · 2008 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18251508/ · DOI 10.1021/tx700204r
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  37. Vanadate-treated rat cardiomyocytes showed sustained elevation of cytosolic calcium after 24 hours near the viability-loss concentrations.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_access
    Primary abstract
    experimental_model
    Fura-2 imaging in neonatal rat cardiomyocytes.
    limitations
    Association does not identify whether SERCA, other transporters or secondary cell injury caused the calcium rise.
    nutrient_topic
    Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
    plain_language
    Ion regulation changed alongside mitochondrial injury.
    primary_references
    Vanadate induces necrotic death in neonatal rat cardiomyocytes through mitochondrial membrane depolarization. · 2008 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18251508/ · DOI 10.1021/tx700204r

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    ## vanadium-cardiac-calcium Ion regulation changed alongside mitochondrial injury. Vanadate-treated rat cardiomyocytes showed sustained elevation of cytosolic calcium after 24 hours near the viability-loss concentrations. Model: Fura-2 imaging in neonatal rat cardiomyocytes. Limitations: Association does not identify whether SERCA, other transporters or secondary cell injury caused the calcium rise. Evidence access: Primary abstract Vanadate induces necrotic death in neonatal rat cardiomyocytes through mitochondrial membrane depolarization. · 2008 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18251508/ · DOI 10.1021/tx700204r
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  38. Decavanadate inhibited isolated Sparus aurata heart mitochondrial oxygen consumption more potently than monomeric vanadate in the reported assay.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_access
    Primary abstract
    experimental_model
    Fish cardiac mitochondria; IC50 400 nM V10 versus 23 micromolar V1 as reported.
    limitations
    Species and concentration basis matter; compare ten V atoms per decamer before inferring a per-atom potency ratio.
    nutrient_topic
    Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
    plain_language
    Oligomeric form changed potency in an isolated organelle.
    primary_references
    Mitochondria as a target for decavanadate toxicity in Sparus aurata heart. · 2007 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17420061/ · DOI 10.1016/j.aquatox.2007.03.005

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    ## vanadium-fish-decamer-potency Oligomeric form changed potency in an isolated organelle. Decavanadate inhibited isolated Sparus aurata heart mitochondrial oxygen consumption more potently than monomeric vanadate in the reported assay. Model: Fish cardiac mitochondria; IC50 400 nM V10 versus 23 micromolar V1 as reported. Limitations: Species and concentration basis matter; compare ten V atoms per decamer before inferring a per-atom potency ratio. Evidence access: Primary abstract Mitochondria as a target for decavanadate toxicity in Sparus aurata heart. · 2007 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17420061/ · DOI 10.1016/j.aquatox.2007.03.005
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  39. Up to 5 micromolar V10 did not inhibit measured F0F1-ATPase activity, NADH levels or complexes I/II, while complex-III redox steady state changed.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_access
    Primary abstract
    experimental_model
    Isolated fish cardiac mitochondrial assays.
    limitations
    Complex-III redox change does not itself establish a direct molecular binding target.
    nutrient_topic
    Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
    plain_language
    Respiratory inhibition did not mean every mitochondrial enzyme was inhibited.
    primary_references
    Mitochondria as a target for decavanadate toxicity in Sparus aurata heart. · 2007 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17420061/ · DOI 10.1016/j.aquatox.2007.03.005

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    ## vanadium-fish-target-specificity Respiratory inhibition did not mean every mitochondrial enzyme was inhibited. Up to 5 micromolar V10 did not inhibit measured F0F1-ATPase activity, NADH levels or complexes I/II, while complex-III redox steady state changed. Model: Isolated fish cardiac mitochondrial assays. Limitations: Complex-III redox change does not itself establish a direct molecular binding target. Evidence access: Primary abstract Mitochondria as a target for decavanadate toxicity in Sparus aurata heart. · 2007 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17420061/ · DOI 10.1016/j.aquatox.2007.03.005
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  40. Vanadate increased NO release above 50 micromolar in the tested rat UMR106 and mouse MC3T3-E1 osteoblast-like cultures, with a biphasic concentration response.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_access
    Primary abstract
    experimental_model
    Rodent osteoblast-like cell cultures; 2.5–100 micromolar vanadate.
    limitations
    Mixed cell models are named explicitly; NO is a proposed mediator, not proven sole cause of growth effects.
    nutrient_topic
    Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
    plain_language
    A growth-related exposure can engage nitrosative signaling at higher concentrations.
    primary_references
    Vanadate-induced nitric oxide production: role in osteoblast growth and differentiation. · 2000 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10988345/ · DOI 10.1016/s0014-2999(00)00356-3

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    ## vanadium-bone-no A growth-related exposure can engage nitrosative signaling at higher concentrations. Vanadate increased NO release above 50 micromolar in the tested rat UMR106 and mouse MC3T3-E1 osteoblast-like cultures, with a biphasic concentration response. Model: Rodent osteoblast-like cell cultures; 2.5–100 micromolar vanadate. Limitations: Mixed cell models are named explicitly; NO is a proposed mediator, not proven sole cause of growth effects. Evidence access: Primary abstract Vanadate-induced nitric oxide production: role in osteoblast growth and differentiation. · 2000 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10988345/ · DOI 10.1016/s0014-2999(00)00356-3
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  41. The NO donor sodium nitroprusside reduced growth and alkaline-phosphatase activity, mimicking part of the vanadate phenotype.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_access
    Primary abstract
    experimental_model
    Rat UMR106 and mouse MC3T3-E1 culture program.
    limitations
    Mimicry is not equivalent to selective blockade and rescue of the proposed vanadate mechanism.
    nutrient_topic
    Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
    plain_language
    A donor experiment supports a possible downstream mediator.
    primary_references
    Vanadate-induced nitric oxide production: role in osteoblast growth and differentiation. · 2000 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10988345/ · DOI 10.1016/s0014-2999(00)00356-3

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    ## vanadium-bone-no-donor A donor experiment supports a possible downstream mediator. The NO donor sodium nitroprusside reduced growth and alkaline-phosphatase activity, mimicking part of the vanadate phenotype. Model: Rat UMR106 and mouse MC3T3-E1 culture program. Limitations: Mimicry is not equivalent to selective blockade and rescue of the proposed vanadate mechanism. Evidence access: Primary abstract Vanadate-induced nitric oxide production: role in osteoblast growth and differentiation. · 2000 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10988345/ · DOI 10.1016/s0014-2999(00)00356-3
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  42. The rat study reported that berberine plus vanadyl acetylacetonate reduced hyperglycemia and improved vascular calcification, junction and barrier outcomes compared with single-agent conditions.

    Berberine → Bis(acetylacetonato)oxovanadium(IV) source_derived_draftungraded
    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_access
    Primary abstract
    experimental_model
    Diabetic rats; primary abstract accessed.
    limitations
    Preclinical formulation-specific findings; doses and formal synergy modeling are not resolved in accessed abstract. Not a recommendation to combine supplements.
    nutrient_topic
    Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
    plain_language
    A specific tested combination is recorded rather than inferred from a shared pathway.
    primary_references
    Vanadyl Acetylacetonate and Berberine Synergistically Ameliorate Diabetes-induced Vascular Dysfunction and Reduce Endothelial Toxicity through ERK and Akt Regulation. · 2026 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40775562/ · DOI 10.1007/s12011-025-04774-z

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    ## vanadium-berberine-vascular-combination A specific tested combination is recorded rather than inferred from a shared pathway. The rat study reported that berberine plus vanadyl acetylacetonate reduced hyperglycemia and improved vascular calcification, junction and barrier outcomes compared with single-agent conditions. Model: Diabetic rats; primary abstract accessed. Limitations: Preclinical formulation-specific findings; doses and formal synergy modeling are not resolved in accessed abstract. Not a recommendation to combine supplements. Evidence access: Primary abstract Vanadyl Acetylacetonate and Berberine Synergistically Ameliorate Diabetes-induced Vascular Dysfunction and Reduce Endothelial Toxicity through ERK and Akt Regulation. · 2026 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40775562/ · DOI 10.1007/s12011-025-04774-z
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  43. In HUVEC experiments, berberine reduced vanadyl-acetylacetonate-associated apoptosis, junction/cytoskeleton damage and permeability changes, with lower excessive ERK/Akt phosphorylation.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_access
    Primary abstract
    experimental_model
    Human endothelial-cell experiments accompanying diabetic-rat study.
    limitations
    Pathway association does not establish direct inhibition of ERK or Akt by berberine at human exposure.
    nutrient_topic
    Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
    plain_language
    Protection from one compound’s cellular toxicity can accompany lower signaling activity.
    primary_references
    Vanadyl Acetylacetonate and Berberine Synergistically Ameliorate Diabetes-induced Vascular Dysfunction and Reduce Endothelial Toxicity through ERK and Akt Regulation. · 2026 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40775562/ · DOI 10.1007/s12011-025-04774-z

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    ## vanadium-berberine-endothelium Protection from one compound’s cellular toxicity can accompany lower signaling activity. In HUVEC experiments, berberine reduced vanadyl-acetylacetonate-associated apoptosis, junction/cytoskeleton damage and permeability changes, with lower excessive ERK/Akt phosphorylation. Model: Human endothelial-cell experiments accompanying diabetic-rat study. Limitations: Pathway association does not establish direct inhibition of ERK or Akt by berberine at human exposure. Evidence access: Primary abstract Vanadyl Acetylacetonate and Berberine Synergistically Ameliorate Diabetes-induced Vascular Dysfunction and Reduce Endothelial Toxicity through ERK and Akt Regulation. · 2026 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40775562/ · DOI 10.1007/s12011-025-04774-z
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  44. Dietary vanadium overexposure in ducks was associated with lower NADH/FSP1/CoQ10-axis measures and increased hepatic lipid peroxidation and Fe2+ accumulation.

    Ammonium metavanadate → Duck FSP1 / AIFM2 source_derived_draftungraded
    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_access
    Primary full text
    experimental_model
    Ammonium metavanadate diets reported as 30 or 45 mg V/kg feed; 42-day duck study.
    limitations
    Observational pathway measurements after exposure, not direct enzyme inhibition or a human ferroptosis mechanism. Methods inconsistently say three and four groups while listing control plus two exposure groups.
    nutrient_topic
    Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
    plain_language
    An animal toxicity study links the exposure to a lipid-defense pathway.
    primary_references
    Dual-pathway mechanism of vanadium-induced hepatotoxicity in ducks: Synergistic crosstalk between glucose homeostasis disruption and NADH/FSP1/COQ10 axis-driven ferroptosis. · 2026 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41362732/ · DOI 10.7150/ijbs.123482

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    ## vanadium-duck-redox-axis An animal toxicity study links the exposure to a lipid-defense pathway. Dietary vanadium overexposure in ducks was associated with lower NADH/FSP1/CoQ10-axis measures and increased hepatic lipid peroxidation and Fe2+ accumulation. Model: Ammonium metavanadate diets reported as 30 or 45 mg V/kg feed; 42-day duck study. Limitations: Observational pathway measurements after exposure, not direct enzyme inhibition or a human ferroptosis mechanism. Methods inconsistently say three and four groups while listing control plus two exposure groups. Evidence access: Primary full text Dual-pathway mechanism of vanadium-induced hepatotoxicity in ducks: Synergistic crosstalk between glucose homeostasis disruption and NADH/FSP1/COQ10 axis-driven ferroptosis. · 2026 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41362732/ · DOI 10.7150/ijbs.123482
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  45. Vanadium-exposed duck livers showed wider ER–mitochondrial gaps and altered abundance/association of the IP3R–GRP75–VDAC1 contact complex.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_access
    Primary full text
    experimental_model
    Duck liver ultrastructure and MAM proteomics/co-association measurements.
    limitations
    No genetic or inhibitor rescue establishing this chain was extracted. Human orthologues are not substituted for duck measurements.
    nutrient_topic
    Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
    plain_language
    A change at organelle contacts may link calcium handling, metabolism and injury.
    primary_references
    Dual-pathway mechanism of vanadium-induced hepatotoxicity in ducks: Synergistic crosstalk between glucose homeostasis disruption and NADH/FSP1/COQ10 axis-driven ferroptosis. · 2026 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41362732/ · DOI 10.7150/ijbs.123482

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    ## vanadium-duck-mam A change at organelle contacts may link calcium handling, metabolism and injury. Vanadium-exposed duck livers showed wider ER–mitochondrial gaps and altered abundance/association of the IP3R–GRP75–VDAC1 contact complex. Model: Duck liver ultrastructure and MAM proteomics/co-association measurements. Limitations: No genetic or inhibitor rescue establishing this chain was extracted. Human orthologues are not substituted for duck measurements. Evidence access: Primary full text Dual-pathway mechanism of vanadium-induced hepatotoxicity in ducks: Synergistic crosstalk between glucose homeostasis disruption and NADH/FSP1/COQ10 axis-driven ferroptosis. · 2026 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41362732/ · DOI 10.7150/ijbs.123482
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  46. In the 16-person six-week type-2-diabetes trial, clamp glucose metabolism did not improve at 75 mg/day VOSO4; improvement occurred in three of five at 150 mg/day and four of eight at 300 mg/day.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_access
    Primary abstract
    experimental_model
    Small placebo-lead-in dose-ranging trial; doses are sulfate preparation mass.
    limitations
    Responder counts are not a demonstrated group-wide clinical benefit; later pharmacokinetic analysis uses the same cohort.
    nutrient_topic
    Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
    plain_language
    Some individuals responded while others did not.
    primary_references
    Metabolic effects of vanadyl sulfate in humans with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus: in vivo and in vitro studies. · 2000 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10726921/ · DOI 10.1016/s0026-0495(00)90418-9

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    ## vanadium-human-glucose-variable Some individuals responded while others did not. In the 16-person six-week type-2-diabetes trial, clamp glucose metabolism did not improve at 75 mg/day VOSO4; improvement occurred in three of five at 150 mg/day and four of eight at 300 mg/day. Model: Small placebo-lead-in dose-ranging trial; doses are sulfate preparation mass. Limitations: Responder counts are not a demonstrated group-wide clinical benefit; later pharmacokinetic analysis uses the same cohort. Evidence access: Primary abstract Metabolic effects of vanadyl sulfate in humans with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus: in vivo and in vitro studies. · 2000 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10726921/ · DOI 10.1016/s0026-0495(00)90418-9
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  47. Basal hepatic glucose production and its insulin suppression were unchanged at all three doses in the 16-person trial.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_access
    Primary abstract
    experimental_model
    Same six-week type-2-diabetes dose-ranging study.
    limitations
    Different results in a smaller sequential study are retained with study design and dose, not automatically labeled contradiction.
    nutrient_topic
    Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
    plain_language
    A peripheral response did not imply improved liver insulin response.
    primary_references
    Metabolic effects of vanadyl sulfate in humans with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus: in vivo and in vitro studies. · 2000 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10726921/ · DOI 10.1016/s0026-0495(00)90418-9

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    ## vanadium-human-hepatic-null A peripheral response did not imply improved liver insulin response. Basal hepatic glucose production and its insulin suppression were unchanged at all three doses in the 16-person trial. Model: Same six-week type-2-diabetes dose-ranging study. Limitations: Different results in a smaller sequential study are retained with study design and dose, not automatically labeled contradiction. Evidence access: Primary abstract Metabolic effects of vanadyl sulfate in humans with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus: in vivo and in vitro studies. · 2000 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10726921/ · DOI 10.1016/s0026-0495(00)90418-9
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  48. After vanadyl treatment, muscle showed trends toward increased basal insulin-receptor, IRS1 and Shc tyrosine phosphorylation and IRS1-associated PI3K activity without additional insulin-stimulated increases.

    Vanadyl sulfate → Insulin receptor / INSR source_derived_draftungraded
    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_access
    Primary abstract
    experimental_model
    Human muscle samples from the same 16-person trial.
    limitations
    Reported as trends; phosphorylation patterns did not clearly correlate with glucose disposal. No proven nutrient requirement.
    nutrient_topic
    Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
    plain_language
    Early signaling markers did not guarantee a larger response to insulin.
    primary_references
    Metabolic effects of vanadyl sulfate in humans with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus: in vivo and in vitro studies. · 2000 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10726921/ · DOI 10.1016/s0026-0495(00)90418-9

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    ## vanadium-human-signaling Early signaling markers did not guarantee a larger response to insulin. After vanadyl treatment, muscle showed trends toward increased basal insulin-receptor, IRS1 and Shc tyrosine phosphorylation and IRS1-associated PI3K activity without additional insulin-stimulated increases. Model: Human muscle samples from the same 16-person trial. Limitations: Reported as trends; phosphorylation patterns did not clearly correlate with glucose disposal. No proven nutrient requirement. Evidence access: Primary abstract Metabolic effects of vanadyl sulfate in humans with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus: in vivo and in vitro studies. · 2000 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10726921/ · DOI 10.1016/s0026-0495(00)90418-9
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  49. Vanadyl did not change basal or insulin-stimulated muscle glycogen-synthase activity in the six-week study.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_access
    Primary abstract
    experimental_model
    Human muscle assay from the dose-ranging trial.
    limitations
    Assay result is not a full glycogen-flux measurement.
    nutrient_topic
    Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
    plain_language
    A change in upstream signaling did not establish a change at every downstream enzyme.
    primary_references
    Metabolic effects of vanadyl sulfate in humans with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus: in vivo and in vitro studies. · 2000 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10726921/ · DOI 10.1016/s0026-0495(00)90418-9

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    ## vanadium-human-glycogen-null A change in upstream signaling did not establish a change at every downstream enzyme. Vanadyl did not change basal or insulin-stimulated muscle glycogen-synthase activity in the six-week study. Model: Human muscle assay from the dose-ranging trial. Limitations: Assay result is not a full glycogen-flux measurement. Evidence access: Primary abstract Metabolic effects of vanadyl sulfate in humans with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus: in vivo and in vitro studies. · 2000 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10726921/ · DOI 10.1016/s0026-0495(00)90418-9
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  50. The 150- and 300-mg/day sulfate regimens caused some gastrointestinal intolerance during the six-week trial.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_access
    Primary abstract
    experimental_model
    Small human type-2-diabetes study.
    limitations
    Short follow-up and limited endpoints do not establish long-term safety.
    nutrient_topic
    Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
    plain_language
    Tolerability limits matter alongside the metabolic signals.
    primary_references
    Metabolic effects of vanadyl sulfate in humans with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus: in vivo and in vitro studies. · 2000 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10726921/ · DOI 10.1016/s0026-0495(00)90418-9

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    ## vanadium-human-gi Tolerability limits matter alongside the metabolic signals. The 150- and 300-mg/day sulfate regimens caused some gastrointestinal intolerance during the six-week trial. Model: Small human type-2-diabetes study. Limitations: Short follow-up and limited endpoints do not establish long-term safety. Evidence access: Primary abstract Metabolic effects of vanadyl sulfate in humans with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus: in vivo and in vitro studies. · 2000 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10726921/ · DOI 10.1016/s0026-0495(00)90418-9
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  51. Total serum vanadium was not significantly correlated with insulin sensitivity in the pharmacokinetic analysis of the 16-person trial.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    availability_state
    biomarker_context Imported condition classification; unverified.
    evidence_access
    Primary full text
    experimental_model
    Reanalysis of the same six-week vanadyl cohort; serum/blood/urine measurements.
    limitations
    Not independent efficacy replication; unmeasured tissue pools remain a hypothesis.
    nutrient_topic
    Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
    plain_language
    Total circulating metal is not a reliable proxy for the active tissue species.
    primary_references
    Coordination chemistry may explain pharmacokinetics and clinical response of vanadyl sulfate in type 2 diabetic patients. · 2013 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23982218/ · DOI 10.1039/c3mt00162h
    trigger_kind
    biomarker_context Imported condition classification; unverified.

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    ## vanadium-human-serum-marker Total circulating metal is not a reliable proxy for the active tissue species. Total serum vanadium was not significantly correlated with insulin sensitivity in the pharmacokinetic analysis of the 16-person trial. Model: Reanalysis of the same six-week vanadyl cohort; serum/blood/urine measurements. Limitations: Not independent efficacy replication; unmeasured tissue pools remain a hypothesis. Evidence access: Primary full text Coordination chemistry may explain pharmacokinetics and clinical response of vanadyl sulfate in type 2 diabetic patients. · 2013 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23982218/ · DOI 10.1039/c3mt00162h
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  52. The fitted serum elimination half-times averaged about 4.7 and 4.6 days in the 50- and 100-mg elemental-V/day groups.

    Experimental context and source evidence
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    Primary full text
    experimental_model
    Same cohort; one-compartment first-order model.
    limitations
    Elemental V amounts differ from sulfate mass; fitted serum kinetics are not every tissue’s clearance.
    nutrient_topic
    Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
    plain_language
    Metal handling continues beyond the last swallowed dose.
    primary_references
    Coordination chemistry may explain pharmacokinetics and clinical response of vanadyl sulfate in type 2 diabetic patients. · 2013 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23982218/ · DOI 10.1039/c3mt00162h

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    ## vanadium-human-excretion Metal handling continues beyond the last swallowed dose. The fitted serum elimination half-times averaged about 4.7 and 4.6 days in the 50- and 100-mg elemental-V/day groups. Model: Same cohort; one-compartment first-order model. Limitations: Elemental V amounts differ from sulfate mass; fitted serum kinetics are not every tissue’s clearance. Evidence access: Primary full text Coordination chemistry may explain pharmacokinetics and clinical response of vanadyl sulfate in type 2 diabetic patients. · 2013 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23982218/ · DOI 10.1039/c3mt00162h
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  53. Daily urinary recovery was roughly 1% or less of administered elemental V in the trial, used by the authors to estimate low oral absorption.

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    evidence_access
    Primary full text
    experimental_model
    Same cohort; steady-state urine measurements.
    limitations
    The full text calls this a minimum absorption estimate because tissue accumulation and other compartments can matter; do not present it as complete mass balance.
    nutrient_topic
    Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
    plain_language
    Only a small fraction of the oral dose appeared in urine each day.
    primary_references
    Coordination chemistry may explain pharmacokinetics and clinical response of vanadyl sulfate in type 2 diabetic patients. · 2013 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23982218/ · DOI 10.1039/c3mt00162h

    Vanadium: speciation, phosphate-sensitive enzymes and cross-nutrient mechanisms (2026-09-19) · lines 430–436

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    ## vanadium-human-absorption-estimate Only a small fraction of the oral dose appeared in urine each day. Daily urinary recovery was roughly 1% or less of administered elemental V in the trial, used by the authors to estimate low oral absorption. Model: Same cohort; steady-state urine measurements. Limitations: The full text calls this a minimum absorption estimate because tissue accumulation and other compartments can matter; do not present it as complete mass balance. Evidence access: Primary full text Coordination chemistry may explain pharmacokinetics and clinical response of vanadyl sulfate in type 2 diabetic patients. · 2013 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23982218/ · DOI 10.1039/c3mt00162h
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  54. In eight patients given 50 mg vanadyl sulfate twice daily for four weeks, fasting glucose and hepatic glucose output during insulin infusion decreased, without significant whole-body glucose-uptake improvement.

    Experimental context and source evidence
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    Primary abstract
    experimental_model
    Single-blind sequential study; six patients continued to a subsequent placebo phase.
    limitations
    Fixed treatment order and persistence into placebo complicate causal inference; six of eight had early gastrointestinal effects.
    nutrient_topic
    Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
    plain_language
    Another small study found a liver-associated effect rather than broad uptake improvement.
    primary_references
    Effects of vanadyl sulfate on carbohydrate and lipid metabolism in patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. · 1996 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8781301/ · DOI 10.1016/s0026-0495(96)90013-x

    Vanadium: speciation, phosphate-sensitive enzymes and cross-nutrient mechanisms (2026-09-19) · lines 438–444

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    ## vanadium-human-small-hepatic-positive Another small study found a liver-associated effect rather than broad uptake improvement. In eight patients given 50 mg vanadyl sulfate twice daily for four weeks, fasting glucose and hepatic glucose output during insulin infusion decreased, without significant whole-body glucose-uptake improvement. Model: Single-blind sequential study; six patients continued to a subsequent placebo phase. Limitations: Fixed treatment order and persistence into placebo complicate causal inference; six of eight had early gastrointestinal effects. Evidence access: Primary abstract Effects of vanadyl sulfate on carbohydrate and lipid metabolism in patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. · 1996 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8781301/ · DOI 10.1016/s0026-0495(96)90013-x
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  55. Seven healthy active adults showed no improvement in fasting glucose, fasting insulin or OGTT-derived insulin-sensitivity index after one or seven days of vanadyl sulfate.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_access
    Primary abstract
    experimental_model
    One hundred mg before acute testing, then 50 mg twice daily for six days; within-person design.
    limitations
    Small short study without a randomized placebo comparator; not proof of no effect at every exposure.
    nutrient_topic
    Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
    plain_language
    The small healthy-volunteer study did not show the hoped-for insulin benefit.
    primary_references
    Effect of acute and short-term administration of vanadyl sulphate on insulin sensitivity in healthy active humans. · 2002 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12500990/ · DOI 10.1123/ijsnem.12.4.470

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    ## vanadium-healthy-null The small healthy-volunteer study did not show the hoped-for insulin benefit. Seven healthy active adults showed no improvement in fasting glucose, fasting insulin or OGTT-derived insulin-sensitivity index after one or seven days of vanadyl sulfate. Model: One hundred mg before acute testing, then 50 mg twice daily for six days; within-person design. Limitations: Small short study without a randomized placebo comparator; not proof of no effect at every exposure. Evidence access: Primary abstract Effect of acute and short-term administration of vanadyl sulphate on insulin sensitivity in healthy active humans. · 2002 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12500990/ · DOI 10.1123/ijsnem.12.4.470
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  56. The transferrin-cycle model supported by the binding experiments releases iron in acidified endosomes while apotransferrin remains receptor-bound.

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    experimental_model
    Receptor binding at controlled pH and transferrin cycle analysis
    exposure
    Apotransferrin and diferric transferrin binding at acidic versus neutral pH
    limitations
    The indexed abstract does not identify the cell line; its experiments support a pH-dependent trafficking model, not direct measures of whole-body iron turnover.
    nutrient_topic
    Iron research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Iron
    organism
    Cultured-cell transferrin receptor system
    plain_language
    The carrier gives up its iron inside an acidic compartment but stays attached to its return transport.
    primary_references
    [iron-p6300903] pH and the recycling of transferrin during receptor-mediated endocytosis. (1983). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6300903/ DOI: 10.1073/pnas.80.8.2258
    tissue_or_cell_type
    Cell surface and endosomal recycling model

    Iron: absorption, trafficking, iron-dependent enzymes and nutrient interactions (2026-09-17) · lines 420–431

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    ### iron-tf-acidic-release The transferrin-cycle model supported by the binding experiments releases iron in acidified endosomes while apotransferrin remains receptor-bound. Condition category: normal nutrient_topic: Iron research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: The carrier gives up its iron inside an acidic compartment but stays attached to its return transport. organism: Cultured-cell transferrin receptor system tissue_or_cell_type: Cell surface and endosomal recycling model experimental_model: Receptor binding at controlled pH and transferrin cycle analysis limitations: The indexed abstract does not identify the cell line; its experiments support a pH-dependent trafficking model, not direct measures of whole-body iron turnover. exposure: Apotransferrin and diferric transferrin binding at acidic versus neutral pH evidence_span: {"source_cache": "artifacts/iron-research/6300903.abstract.txt", "locator": "Exact primary indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "29d23cdaaacd30003c1f3e70935d7ab5ccbb1612379d6e650d356d1235438852", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 906, "text_sha256": "29d23cdaaacd30003c1f3e70935d7ab5ccbb1612379d6e650d356d1235438852"} [iron-p6300903] pH and the recycling of transferrin during receptor-mediated endocytosis. (1983). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6300903/ DOI: 10.1073/pnas.80.8.2258
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  57. Steap3 colocalized with transferrin-cycle endosomes and promoted iron reduction and transferrin-dependent iron uptake.

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    evidence_span
    {"source_cache": "artifacts/iron-research/16227996.abstract.txt", "locator": "Exact primary indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "cd6e35b6ea534163d0db76cbdec2fa6c3c2dd998b0a1f66d9f16479bcb87711b", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 1006, "text_sha256": "cd6e35b6ea534163d0db76cbdec2fa6c3c2dd998b0a1f66d9f16479bcb87711b"}
    experimental_model
    Positional cloning, overexpression and deficient-mouse experiments
    exposure
    Steap3 deficiency and overexpression
    limitations
    A dominant erythroid reduction pathway, not proof of equal dependence in every tissue.
    nutrient_topic
    Iron research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Iron
    organism
    Mice and mouse Steap3 expression systems
    plain_language
    Iron released from transferrin needs another chemical reduction step before it can leave the endosome.
    primary_references
    [iron-p16227996] Identification of a ferrireductase required for efficient transferrin-dependent iron uptake in erythroid cells. (2005). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16227996/ DOI: 10.1038/ng1658
    tissue_or_cell_type
    Erythroid endosomes

    Iron: absorption, trafficking, iron-dependent enzymes and nutrient interactions (2026-09-17) · lines 446–457

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    ### iron-steap-reduction Steap3 colocalized with transferrin-cycle endosomes and promoted iron reduction and transferrin-dependent iron uptake. Condition category: normal nutrient_topic: Iron research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: Iron released from transferrin needs another chemical reduction step before it can leave the endosome. organism: Mice and mouse Steap3 expression systems tissue_or_cell_type: Erythroid endosomes experimental_model: Positional cloning, overexpression and deficient-mouse experiments limitations: A dominant erythroid reduction pathway, not proof of equal dependence in every tissue. exposure: Steap3 deficiency and overexpression evidence_span: {"source_cache": "artifacts/iron-research/16227996.abstract.txt", "locator": "Exact primary indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "cd6e35b6ea534163d0db76cbdec2fa6c3c2dd998b0a1f66d9f16479bcb87711b", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 1006, "text_sha256": "cd6e35b6ea534163d0db76cbdec2fa6c3c2dd998b0a1f66d9f16479bcb87711b"} [iron-p16227996] Identification of a ferrireductase required for efficient transferrin-dependent iron uptake in erythroid cells. (2005). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16227996/ DOI: 10.1038/ng1658
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  58. FSP1 used NAD(P)H to regenerate the reduced CoQ pool that traps lipid peroxyl radicals.

    NADPH → FSP1 / AIFM2 source_derived_draftungraded
    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_span
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    experimental_model
    Expression cloning and cell-death experiments
    exposure
    GPX4 deletion or inhibitors and FSP1 manipulation
    limitations
    Cancer-cell defense mechanism; preventing ferroptosis is not always a desirable disease outcome and oral CoQ benefit is not tested.
    nutrient_topic
    Coenzyme Q10 research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Coenzyme Q10 / CoQ10 redox system
    organism
    Human cancer-cell models
    plain_language
    The antioxidant form must be regenerated using reducing power.
    primary_references
    [coq10-p31634899] FSP1 is a glutathione-independent ferroptosis suppressor. (2019). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31634899/ DOI: 10.1038/s41586-019-1707-0
    tissue_or_cell_type
    FSP1-CoQ antioxidant pathway

    Coenzyme Q10: biosynthesis, electron transfer, antioxidant recycling and nutrient interactions (2026-09-17) · lines 801–812

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    ### coq10-fsp1-nadph FSP1 used NAD(P)H to regenerate the reduced CoQ pool that traps lipid peroxyl radicals. Condition category: normal nutrient_topic: Coenzyme Q10 research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: The antioxidant form must be regenerated using reducing power. organism: Human cancer-cell models tissue_or_cell_type: FSP1-CoQ antioxidant pathway experimental_model: Expression cloning and cell-death experiments limitations: Cancer-cell defense mechanism; preventing ferroptosis is not always a desirable disease outcome and oral CoQ benefit is not tested. exposure: GPX4 deletion or inhibitors and FSP1 manipulation evidence_span: {"source_cache": "artifacts/coq10-research/31634899.abstract.txt", "locator": "Primary indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "1e96f6d5aed6def29533d907cd9ae90bc287d3f7beb6b9447aec3308d57a0dfe", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 1818, "text_sha256": "1e96f6d5aed6def29533d907cd9ae90bc287d3f7beb6b9447aec3308d57a0dfe"} [coq10-p31634899] FSP1 is a glutathione-independent ferroptosis suppressor. (2019). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31634899/ DOI: 10.1038/s41586-019-1707-0
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  59. Lipoic acid reduced phosphatase activity and PTP1B thiol reactivity in 3T3-L1 cells.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_span
    {"source_cache": "artifacts/ala-research/12948866.abstract.txt", "locator": "Exact primary indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "0440cb8edaf0213af3824367ee799d1a1916ed2340c9da99588d83c7581804b9", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 1489, "text_sha256": "0440cb8edaf0213af3824367ee799d1a1916ed2340c9da99588d83c7581804b9"}
    experimental_model
    Protein-thiol, phosphorylation and glucose-uptake assays
    exposure
    Alpha-lipoic-acid stimulation with redox/thiol inhibitors
    limitations
    Cell-culture redox signaling; not proof that lipoic acid invariably lowers oxidation in all settings.
    nutrient_topic
    Alpha-lipoic acid research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Lipoic acid
    organism
    Mouse
    plain_language
    The exposure weakened a phosphatase brake on phosphorylation signaling.
    primary_references
    [ala-p12948866] Alpha-lipoic acid decreases thiol reactivity of the insulin receptor and protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. (2003). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12948866/ DOI: 10.1016/s0006-2952(03)00395-2
    tissue_or_cell_type
    3T3-L1 adipocytes

    Alpha-lipoic acid: cofactor assembly, redox signaling and nutrient interactions (2026-09-17) · lines 949–960

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    ### ala-adipocyte-ptp1b Lipoic acid reduced phosphatase activity and PTP1B thiol reactivity in 3T3-L1 cells. Condition category: normal nutrient_topic: Alpha-lipoic acid research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: The exposure weakened a phosphatase brake on phosphorylation signaling. organism: Mouse tissue_or_cell_type: 3T3-L1 adipocytes experimental_model: Protein-thiol, phosphorylation and glucose-uptake assays limitations: Cell-culture redox signaling; not proof that lipoic acid invariably lowers oxidation in all settings. exposure: Alpha-lipoic-acid stimulation with redox/thiol inhibitors evidence_span: {"source_cache": "artifacts/ala-research/12948866.abstract.txt", "locator": "Exact primary indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "0440cb8edaf0213af3824367ee799d1a1916ed2340c9da99588d83c7581804b9", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 1489, "text_sha256": "0440cb8edaf0213af3824367ee799d1a1916ed2340c9da99588d83c7581804b9"} [ala-p12948866] Alpha-lipoic acid decreases thiol reactivity of the insulin receptor and protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. (2003). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12948866/ DOI: 10.1016/s0006-2952(03)00395-2
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  60. Obese rats receiving chromium picolinate had lower muscle PTP1B abundance and lower activity after correction for protein content.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_span
    {"source_cache": "artifacts/chromium-research/16424121.abstract.txt", "locator": "Exact primary indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "b0fa1d0917ec9cf4f3d309f2e9eb0e2b498e083ed1ff881b8f8df94a3cbe8119", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 1734, "text_sha256": "b0fa1d0917ec9cf4f3d309f2e9eb0e2b498e083ed1ff881b8f8df94a3cbe8119"}
    experimental_model
    Three-month supplementation and acute muscle insulin-signaling experiment
    exposure
    Chromium picolinate supplying approximately 80 µg Cr/kg/day; small obese and lean treatment groups
    limitations
    Model-specific supplementation. Lower phosphatase protein and activity do not prove direct chromium binding to PTP1B. Different results from cultured adipocytes are contextual, not a reason to erase either study.
    nutrient_topic
    Chromium research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Chromium
    organism
    Male JCR:LA-cp obese and lean rats
    plain_language
    A protein that can oppose insulin signaling was reduced in this rat model.
    primary_references
    [chromium-p16424121] Chromium picolinate enhances skeletal muscle cellular insulin signaling in vivo in obese, insulin-resistant JCR:LA-cp rats. (2006). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16424121/ DOI: 10.1093/jn/136.2.415
    tissue_or_cell_type
    Vastus lateralis skeletal muscle

    Chromium: transport, insulin signaling, nutrient interactions and essentiality debate (2026-09-17) · lines 445–456

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    ### chromium-rat-ptp1b-response Obese rats receiving chromium picolinate had lower muscle PTP1B abundance and lower activity after correction for protein content. Condition category: normal nutrient_topic: Chromium research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: A protein that can oppose insulin signaling was reduced in this rat model. organism: Male JCR:LA-cp obese and lean rats tissue_or_cell_type: Vastus lateralis skeletal muscle experimental_model: Three-month supplementation and acute muscle insulin-signaling experiment limitations: Model-specific supplementation. Lower phosphatase protein and activity do not prove direct chromium binding to PTP1B. Different results from cultured adipocytes are contextual, not a reason to erase either study. exposure: Chromium picolinate supplying approximately 80 µg Cr/kg/day; small obese and lean treatment groups evidence_span: {"source_cache": "artifacts/chromium-research/16424121.abstract.txt", "locator": "Exact primary indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "b0fa1d0917ec9cf4f3d309f2e9eb0e2b498e083ed1ff881b8f8df94a3cbe8119", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 1734, "text_sha256": "b0fa1d0917ec9cf4f3d309f2e9eb0e2b498e083ed1ff881b8f8df94a3cbe8119"} [chromium-p16424121] Chromium picolinate enhances skeletal muscle cellular insulin signaling in vivo in obese, insulin-resistant JCR:LA-cp rats. (2006). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16424121/ DOI: 10.1093/jn/136.2.415
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  61. CGA showed noncompetitive PTP1B inhibition in the combined kinetic and NMR investigation.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_span
    {"source_cache": "artifacts/chlorogenic_acid-research/27959494.abstract.txt", "locator": "Primary indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "4f4610d35c42975e3cc1026d2daa4014952bc442a58e711b430db873d22a7475", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 1044, "text_sha256": "4f4610d35c42975e3cc1026d2daa4014952bc442a58e711b430db873d22a7475"}
    experimental_model
    Steady-state kinetics, solution NMR and molecular dynamics
    exposure
    CGA compared with cichoric acid; quantitative assay regimen not given in abstract
    limitations
    Do not merge species-unresolved preparation with human or rodent PTPN1. An enzyme assay does not establish clinical insulin sensitization; simulated hydrogen-bond changes are a proposed mechanism.
    nutrient_topic
    Chlorogenic acid research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Chlorogenic acid / 5-O-caffeoylquinic acid
    organism
    Purified PTP1B preparation; species not specified in indexed abstract
    plain_language
    An insulin-pathway regulator is a biochemical target candidate.
    primary_references
    [chlorogenic_acid-p27959494] Characterization of Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase 1B Inhibition by Chlorogenic Acid and Cichoric Acid. (2017). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27959494/ DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.6b01025
    tissue_or_cell_type
    Enzyme inhibition and binding-site analysis

    Chlorogenic acid: metabolism, signaling and nutrient connections (2026-09-17) · lines 516–527

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    ### chlorogenic_acid-ptp1b-inhibition CGA showed noncompetitive PTP1B inhibition in the combined kinetic and NMR investigation. Condition category: normal nutrient_topic: Chlorogenic acid research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: An insulin-pathway regulator is a biochemical target candidate. organism: Purified PTP1B preparation; species not specified in indexed abstract tissue_or_cell_type: Enzyme inhibition and binding-site analysis experimental_model: Steady-state kinetics, solution NMR and molecular dynamics limitations: Do not merge species-unresolved preparation with human or rodent PTPN1. An enzyme assay does not establish clinical insulin sensitization; simulated hydrogen-bond changes are a proposed mechanism. exposure: CGA compared with cichoric acid; quantitative assay regimen not given in abstract evidence_span: {"source_cache": "artifacts/chlorogenic_acid-research/27959494.abstract.txt", "locator": "Primary indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "4f4610d35c42975e3cc1026d2daa4014952bc442a58e711b430db873d22a7475", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 1044, "text_sha256": "4f4610d35c42975e3cc1026d2daa4014952bc442a58e711b430db873d22a7475"} [chlorogenic_acid-p27959494] Characterization of Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase 1B Inhibition by Chlorogenic Acid and Cichoric Acid. (2017). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27959494/ DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.6b01025
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  62. Hippocampal neuronal-specific PTP1B deletion prevented olanzapine-induced synaptic and cognitive deficits in mice.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    availability_state
    machinery_impairment Imported condition classification; unverified.
    evidence_access
    Primary abstract
    experimental_model
    Cell-type-specific mouse genetic intervention.
    limitations
    Does not mean ergothioneine reproduces every consequence of genetic deletion.
    nutrient_topic
    Ergothioneine collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · L-Ergothioneine
    plain_language
    Removing the proposed target tested its role in the injury pathway.
    primary_references
    Gut microbiota-derived ergothioneine alleviates antipsychotic-induced synaptic and cognitive impairments. · 2026 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42013837/ · DOI 10.1016/j.chom.2026.03.020
    trigger_kind
    machinery_impairment Imported condition classification; unverified.

    Ergothioneine: transport, redox chemistry and cross-nutrient mechanisms (2026-09-19) · lines 448–454

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    ## ergothioneine-mouse-ptp1b-deletion Removing the proposed target tested its role in the injury pathway. Hippocampal neuronal-specific PTP1B deletion prevented olanzapine-induced synaptic and cognitive deficits in mice. Model: Cell-type-specific mouse genetic intervention. Limitations: Does not mean ergothioneine reproduces every consequence of genetic deletion. Evidence access: Primary abstract Gut microbiota-derived ergothioneine alleviates antipsychotic-induced synaptic and cognitive impairments. · 2026 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42013837/ · DOI 10.1016/j.chom.2026.03.020
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An intact actin network gates glucose transport

Condition: machinery_impairment · Cytochalasin D disrupts actin in rat muscle cells.

Normal role: Transport and signaling depend on intact cellular machinery and local chemical species.

Recorded consequence: Transport stimulation is lost even when phosphatases are inhibited.

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Transport inhibition changes thiol loss

Condition: machinery_impairment · DIDS treatment of human erythrocytes.

Normal role: Transport and signaling depend on intact cellular machinery and local chemical species.

Recorded consequence: Vanadate-associated intracellular/extracellular thiol shifts are attenuated.

Scope: Species, dose, chemical preparation and assay remain on the linked records.

Exporter activity contributes to glutathione efflux

Condition: machinery_impairment · MK571 treatment of erythrocytes.

Normal role: Transport and signaling depend on intact cellular machinery and local chemical species.

Recorded consequence: Glutathione efflux falls; transporter isoform remains unresolved.

Scope: Species, dose, chemical preparation and assay remain on the linked records.

Serum total metal does not predict the response

Condition: biomarker_context · Measurement of serum total V during a pharmacological trial.

Normal role: Transport and signaling depend on intact cellular machinery and local chemical species.

Recorded consequence: Total concentration does not reliably predict clamp insulin sensitivity.

Scope: Species, dose, chemical preparation and assay remain on the linked records.

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